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John DeBerry Jr.
Republican Party
Candidate, Shelby County Mayor
Tennessee Senior Advisor, Office of the Governor
Tenure
Present officeholder
Prior offices:
Tennessee House of Representatives District 90
Years in office: 1994 - 2020
Successor: Torrey Harris (D)
Elections and appointments
Last election
November 3, 2020
Next election
May 5, 2026
Personal
Religion
Christian
Profession
Executive, Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations
Contact
Official website

John DeBerry Jr. is an officeholder of the Tennessee Senior Advisor, Office of the Governor.

DeBerry (Republican Party) is running for election for Shelby County Mayor in Tennessee. He is on the ballot in the Republican primary on May 5, 2026.[source]

Biography

DeBerry graduated from the University of Memphis and Freed-Hardeman University. He works as an executive dealing with marketing, advertising, and public relations.

Committee assignments

2019-2020

DeBerry was assigned to the following committees:

2017 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2017 legislative session, this legislator served on the following committees:

Tennessee committee assignments, 2017
• Education Administration and Planning
• Finance, Ways, and Means

2015 legislative session

At the beginning of the 2015 legislative session, DeBerry served on the following committees:

2013-2014

In the 2013-2014 legislative session, DeBerry served on the following committees:

2011-2012

In the 2011-2012 legislative session, DeBerry served on these committees:

2009-2010

In the 2009-2010 legislative session, DeBerry served on these committees:

The following table lists bills this person sponsored as a legislator, according to BillTrack50 and sorted by action history. Bills are sorted by the date of their last action. The following list may not be comprehensive. To see all bills this legislator sponsored, click on the legislator's name in the title of the table.


Elections

2026

See also: Municipal elections in Shelby County, Tennessee (2026)

General election

The primary will occur on May 5, 2026. The general election will occur on August 6, 2026. General election candidates will be added here following the primary.

Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

Democratic primary

Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor

The following candidates are running in the Democratic primary for Shelby County Mayor on May 5, 2026.

Candidate
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Melvin Burgess
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Harold Collins
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Marie Feagins
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Heidi Kuhn
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Mickell Lowery
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Rusty Qualls
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JB Smiley Jr.

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Republican primary

Republican primary for Shelby County Mayor

John DeBerry Jr. (R) is running in the Republican primary for Shelby County Mayor on May 5, 2026.

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John DeBerry Jr.

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2020

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2020

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 90

Torrey Harris defeated incumbent John DeBerry Jr. in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 90 on November 3, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
✔
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Torrey Harris (D)
 
77.3
 
15,996
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John DeBerry Jr. (Independent)
 
22.7
 
4,689

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 20,685
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 90

Torrey Harris defeated Catrina Smith and Anya Parker in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 90 on August 6, 2020.

Candidate
%
Votes
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Torrey Harris
 
56.9
 
3,859
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Catrina Smith
 
25.9
 
1,757
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Anya Parker
 
17.1
 
1,162

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Total votes: 6,778
(100.00% precincts reporting)
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2018

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2018

General election

General election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 90

Incumbent John DeBerry Jr. won election in the general election for Tennessee House of Representatives District 90 on November 6, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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John DeBerry Jr. (D)
 
100.0
 
14,795

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Total votes: 14,795
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Democratic primary election

Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 90

Incumbent John DeBerry Jr. defeated Torrey Harris in the Democratic primary for Tennessee House of Representatives District 90 on August 2, 2018.

Candidate
%
Votes
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John DeBerry Jr.
 
60.4
 
4,737
Image of Torrey Harris
Torrey Harris
 
39.6
 
3,112

Incumbents are bolded and underlined. The results have been certified. Source

Total votes: 7,849
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2016

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2016

Elections for the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2016. The primary election was held on August 4, 2016, and the general election was held on November 8, 2016. The candidate filing deadline was April 7, 2016.

Incumbent John DeBerry, Jr. ran unopposed in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 90 general election.[1][2]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 General Election, 2016
Party Candidate
    Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John DeBerry, Jr. Incumbent (unopposed)
Source: Tennessee Secretary of State


Incumbent John DeBerry, Jr. defeated Tami Sawyer in the Tennessee House of Representatives District 90 Democratic primary.[3][4]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 Democratic Primary, 2016
Party Candidate Vote % Votes
     Democratic Green check mark transparent.png John DeBerry, Jr. Incumbent 56.63% 2,729
     Democratic Tami Sawyer 43.37% 2,090
Total Votes 4,819

2014

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2014

Elections for 99 seats in the Tennessee House of Representatives took place in 2014. A primary election took place on August 7, 2014. The general election was held on November 4, 2014. The signature filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was April 3, 2014. Incumbent John Deberry, Jr. was unopposed in the Democratic primary. Deberry was unopposed in the general election.[5][6]

2012

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2012

DeBerry ran in the 2012 election for Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90. DeBerry defeated Ian L. Randolph and incumbent Jeanne D. Richardson in the August 2 primary election. He was unchallenged in the general election, which took place on November 6, 2012.[7][8]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 Democratic Primary, 2012
Candidate Vote % Votes
Green check mark transparent.pngJohn DeBerry, Jr. Incumbent 59.7% 4,084
Jeanne Richardson Incumbent 31.1% 2,125
Ian Randolph 9.2% 629
Total Votes 6,838

2010

See also: Tennessee House of Representatives elections, 2010

DeBerry won re-election to the 90th District seat in 2010. He was unopposed in the August 5 primary.[9] He also faced no opposition in the general election on November 2, 2010.[10]

2008

On Nov. 4, 2008, DeBerry won re-election to the 90th District Seat in the Tennessee House of Representatives.[11]

DeBerry raised $22,250 for his campaign.[12]

Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90 (2008)
Candidates Votes
Green check mark transparent.png John DeBerry (D) 15,577

Campaign themes

2026

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Campaign finance summary

Note: The finance data shown here comes from the disclosures required of candidates and parties. Depending on the election or state, this may represent only a portion of all the funds spent on their behalf. Satellite spending groups may or may not have expended funds related to the candidate or politician on whose page you are reading this disclaimer. Campaign finance data from elections may be incomplete. For elections to federal offices, complete data can be found at the FEC website. Click here for more on federal campaign finance law and here for more on state campaign finance law.

John DeBerry Jr. campaign contribution history
YearOfficeStatusContributionsExpenditures
2016Tennessee House of Representatives, District 90Won $17,300 N/A**
2014Tennessee State House, District 90Won $7,100 N/A**
2012Tennessee State House, District 90Won $23,755 N/A**
2010Tennessee State House, District 90Won $21,200 N/A**
2008Tennessee State House, District 90Won $22,250 N/A**
2006Tennessee State House, District 90Won $26,950 N/A**
2004Tennessee State House, District 90Won $17,670 N/A**
2002Tennessee State House, District 90Won $6,975 N/A**
2000Tennessee State House, District 90Won $7,052 N/A**
1998Tennessee State House, District 90Won $18,400 N/A**
1996Tennessee State House, District 90Won $13,126 N/A**
** Data on expenditures is not available for this election cycle
Note: Totals above reflect only available data.

Scorecards

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Personal

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DeBerry and his wife, Georgia, have two children. They currently reside in Memphis, Tennessee.

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    Footnotes

    1. ↑ The New York Times, "Election 2016," accessed November 11, 2016
    2. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2016 general election results - Tennessee House of Representatives," accessed January 19, 2017
    3. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Candidate Petitions Filed as of April 8, 2016 Noon Qualifying Deadline," accessed April 11, 2016
    4. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 4, 2016 Unofficial Election Results," accessed August 4, 2016
    5. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "August 7, 2014 Election Results," accessed September 11, 2014
    6. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "Petitions Filed for State Senate and State House of Representatives," accessed April 5, 2014
    7. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2012 List of Candidates," accessed April 18, 2014
    8. ↑ Tennessee Department of State, "Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
    9. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Primary Election Official Results," accessed April 18, 2014
    10. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2010 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
    11. ↑ Tennessee Secretary of State, "2008 Tennessee General election results," accessed April 18, 2014
    12. ↑ Follow the Money, "General Election Results," accessed April 18, 2014
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